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		<title>Health Insurance and Self Funding</title>
		<link>http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/health-inaurance-and-self-funding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s talk self funding of health insurance.  I find that to be a very commonly searched term in those finding their way to this blog. And self-funding of health insurance is something more employers are considering today, given the rise &#8230; <a href="http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/health-inaurance-and-self-funding/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bbibenefits.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6449239&amp;post=851&amp;subd=bbibenefits&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Belly Fat and the Self Funded Health Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.group-insurance-guide.com/?p=848</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t usually read WebMD because it&#8217;s not about health insurance plans, self-funded or otherwise.  I do subscribe to it because I&#8217;m interested in health, but it&#8217;s kinda housewife-oriented instead of benefits-manager-CFO-oriented.  But an article on belly fat caught my &#8230; <a href="http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/belly-fat-and-the-self-funded-health-plan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bbibenefits.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6449239&amp;post=848&amp;subd=bbibenefits&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Abuse of Sick Time</title>
		<link>http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/stop-abuse-of-sick-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One out of every five employees in the Sheriff&#8217;s Office in Cook County Illinois takes FMLA leave on any given workday.  At the Cook County Jail, it&#8217;s one in four, as reported by the Chicago Tribune. Give me a break!  &#8230; <a href="http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/stop-abuse-of-sick-time/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bbibenefits.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6449239&amp;post=845&amp;subd=bbibenefits&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>National Malpractice Reform Equals Lower Health Care Costs</title>
		<link>http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/national-malpractice-reform-equals-lower-health-care-costs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the first bills of the legislative season, H.R. 5  (The &#8220;HEALTH Act&#8221; &#8211; Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare of 2011) has been introduced (January 29). I know that many attorneys will be up in arms at the &#8230; <a href="http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/national-malpractice-reform-equals-lower-health-care-costs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bbibenefits.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6449239&amp;post=841&amp;subd=bbibenefits&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Voluntary Benefits: A Legal Risk for Your Company?</title>
		<link>http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/voluntary-benefits-a-legal-risk-for-your-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does your company offer voluntary benefits, i.e. employee-pay-all benefits?  If not, you may not be competitive in the employment arena &#8212; an Aon survey found that 77% of companies, profit and nonprofit, offer at least one voluntary benefit. Most of &#8230; <a href="http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/voluntary-benefits-a-legal-risk-for-your-company/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bbibenefits.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6449239&amp;post=838&amp;subd=bbibenefits&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wellness Growing In Workplace, but Not Being Well Measured</title>
		<link>http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/wellness-growing-in-workplace-but-not-being-well-measured/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wellness is growing across the employment spectrum, but not everyone is measuring its impact. Nationally, employers spend an average of $220 per employee per year in 2010 &#8212; that&#8217;s up 35% from 2009, a huge growth for one year.  But &#8230; <a href="http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/wellness-growing-in-workplace-but-not-being-well-measured/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bbibenefits.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6449239&amp;post=833&amp;subd=bbibenefits&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Doctor Is In &#8212; The Workplace, That Is</title>
		<link>http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/the-doctor-is-in-the-workplace-that-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wellness is gaining traction among employers, and many  are getting aggressive by providing care services at the workplace, and some (obviously the larger ones) are building onsite clinics, These programs have become the hub of a wide range of efforts &#8230; <a href="http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/the-doctor-is-in-the-workplace-that-is/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bbibenefits.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6449239&amp;post=823&amp;subd=bbibenefits&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Business Group Focuses On Cancer</title>
		<link>http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/business-group-focuses-on-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;As serious as cancer&#8221; is a phrase writers and speakers use to indicate that they&#8217;re really serious about something.  And with good reason.  It&#8217;s scary stuff to anyone who has it or has a loved one who has it &#8212; &#8230; <a href="http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/business-group-focuses-on-cancer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bbibenefits.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6449239&amp;post=830&amp;subd=bbibenefits&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Maternal Depression: What&#8217;s an Employer To Do?</title>
		<link>http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/maternal-depression-whats-an-employer-to-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent report discusses Maternal depression.  It&#8217;s a serious and common disorder that can compromise a woman’s health, reduce her quality of life and reduce her functional status and may negatively impact pregnancy outcomes. Maternal depression is a common but &#8230; <a href="http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/maternal-depression-whats-an-employer-to-do/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bbibenefits.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6449239&amp;post=820&amp;subd=bbibenefits&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just How Expensive Is Massachusetts Health Insurance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Commonwealth Fund has put out a document on &#8220;Health Reform&#8217;s Potential&#8221; to reduce health costs.  It&#8217;s interesting &#8212; deeply flawed, but interesting. Let me start by saying that the intended purpose of the report is the part that is &#8230; <a href="http://bbibenefits.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/just-how-expensive-is-massachusetts-health-insurance/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bbibenefits.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6449239&amp;post=826&amp;subd=bbibenefits&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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